Hey there,
A few years after I retired, I was replacing fence boards when I happened to see a bird building a nest in a tree. I stopped what I was doing and watched. Normally, I probably would have just kept working, but there was something about it at that moment. All that dedication and determination to build a nest one twig at a time.
So later, with a few boards I had left over, I decided to build a couple of birdhouses and hang them up around the yard. I thought maybe a bird would use one. I don’t know, I think I was inspired.
To my surprise, I didn’t have to wait long. About a week later, one of them got a visitor.
Well, that was enough to get me interested. Before long, I made a couple more.
I definitely never planned on making a website about any of it. It just sort of happened.
When I finally needed a name, I didn't have to look very far. The birdhouses were made from fence boards, and eventually the young birds raised inside would get big enough to leave the nest and fly. So, yep... FenceBoard Flyers.
Funny, I never really considered myself a bird watcher. But I have to admit, I find myself watching them more and more.
Sometimes I end up spending more time than I should on a birdhouse, thinking about other things more than working on it. Other times I’ll go a while without making anything at all. No schedule, no particular number I need to make.
I'm not selling the birdhouses. I guess there's just a little bit of peacefulness about building them. It gives my mind a place to wander.
Eventually I started writing down some of the things that crossed my mind. It might be a bird doing something I hadn't noticed before, something that happened while cutting grass, or an old memory that popped into my head. It could be just about anything.
Those stories became The Picket Board.
I also started keeping a few Birdhouse Notes about things I'm doing and learning along the way. Some might be more for me, so I don't forget things as I get older. But hopefully something in there will help you too.
And somewhere along the way, my imagination got involved. Rodee showed up with his plane, then a few more pilots and planes followed. They've become part of the fun side of FenceBoard Flyers.
So that's pretty much FenceBoard Flyers. A few birdhouses, some stories, a bit of imagination, and whatever else happens to catch my attention.
I'm glad you stopped by.
JT
